Ice-cream measure



J. R. COLLINS. l CE CREAM MEASURE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-19,1919.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Jane/5,4 E @o :44 'rwd awe bump PATENT, OFFICE.

JAMES R. COLLINS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ICE-CREAM MEASURE.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Application filed September 19, 1919. Serial No. 324,949.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES R. COLLINS, a citizen ofthe United States ofAmerica, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice CreamMeasures, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings. 7

This invention relates to ice cream meastires, and more particularly tomeasures for facilitating the introduction of ice cream into cartons.

It is the object of theinvention to provide an ice cream measureproportioned to snugly eceive a carton in which the ice cream is to bedispensed and to provide the measure with a detachable rim for shielding the edge of the carton sons to permit the latter to be filled bythrusting the measure into a body of ice cream.

A further object is to provide upon said detachable rim a scrapingmember, which when the measure is rotated manually will dislodge the icecream adhering to that within the measure.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of the measure and its detachable rim,shown separated;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the upper portion of the measure showing acarton therein and the detachable rim in its posi tion of use.

In these views the reference character A designates an open-toppedreceptacle of inverted frusto-conical shape, the bottom of saidreceptacle having the handle member B projecting centrally therefrom. AtC is indicated a carton formed of card board or similar material andadapted to fit snugly within the receptacle A with its rim portionprojecting slightly therefrom. To retain said carton in the receptacleand to prevent its rim portion being crushed or bent when the carton isbeing filled by thrusting the receptacle within a body of ice cream,there is employed a rim member D detachably engageable With thereceptacle preferably by the bayonet joint established by the pin E onthe receptacle and slot F formed in said rim member. The outer marginalportion of the member D is inwardly return-bent as indicated at G andoverlaps the carton so as to shield the edge thereof when said rimmember is in place upon the receptacle. At opposed points the flange Gris interrupted to accommodate the end of a cutter H extendingdiametrically across the rim member D and rigidly secured thereto in theplane of its outer edge.

in the use of the described invention, after a carton C has been placedin the receptacle A, the rim member D is applied to said receptacle andis given a slight turn to properly engage the bayonet slot F with thepin E. Holding the device by the handle B theoperator then fills thecarton C by plunging the measure while inverted into a body of icecream. While still en gaged with said body, the measure is turnedslightly on its central axis, whereby the blade ii scrapes off any icecream exteriorly adhering to that within the measure. The rim member Dis then detached and the 'filled carton C is removed from thereceptacle.

As compared to filling ice cream cartons by hand, the above describeddevice accomplishes a very considerable saving of time and permits theice cream to be packed into carton more uniformly and to be scraped offmore smoothly than is practicable with the means now employed.

hat I claim as my invention is:

1. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a receptacle for an ice cream carton, of a rimmember detach ably engaging said receptacle and providinga shield forthe edge of a carton within the receptacle, and means carried by saidrim member for cutting off the ice cream adhering to that fillin thecarton when the receptacle is rotated.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with areceptacle for an ice cream carton, of a rim member detachably engagingsaid receptacle and providing a shield for the edge of a carton withinthe receptacle, and a cutter blade carried by said rim member indiametrical relation thereto.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with areceptacle for an ice cream carton, of a rim member detachably engagingsaid receptacle and providing a shield for a carton within thereceptacle, and a cutter blade carried by said rim member in diametricalrelation thereto and having its outer edge flush with that of said rimmember.

In a device of the character described, the combination with areceptacle for an ice cream carton, of an annular rim member, havingquick detachable telescoping engagement with said receptacle and hav ingits outer edge portion inwardly return bent to shield the edge of thecarton within said receptacle, and a cutter blade diametri- 1 callycarried by said rim member and having its outer edge substantially flushwith that of said rim member, the shield portion ofthe rim beinginterrupted to permit at tachment of said cutter blade to the body 1 ofthe rim.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature JAMES R. COLLINS.

